The Troopers Are Coming: New York State Troopers 1917-1943 [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Albert S. Kurek (Author)

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ISBN-10: 1420813277 | ISBN-13: 978-1420813272 | Publication Date: February 2005 | Edition: illustrated edition

LAW OF POLICE: To give the maximum of protection with the minimum of interference with the lawful right of a citizen. A police force should not be an instrument of arrest, but the maximum of protection. Obedience to law is freedom. - Major George Fletcher Chandler, 1921

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Albert S. Kurek has spent 40 years in law enforcement. He served in the United States Marine Corp from 1957 to 1960, the New York State Police from 1962 to 1985 and as a Special Agent with the Defense Security Service from 1985 to 2002. A lifelong resident of Western New York, he is a graduate of Genesee Community college and the State University College at Buffalo, New York. He enlisted in the State Police on June 18, 1962 attending the state police school held at Oneonta, New York during that summer. He was assigned to SP Horseheads where the very capable Trooper Kenneth Epler provided his on the job training. During the next three years, he was assigned at SP Albion, SP Allegany and again at Albion. In 1965, he requested and was transferred to SP Batavia patrol where he remained until 1980, when he was detailed to the first Hazmat detail and re-assigned to SP Clarence. While at Batavia, he worked two duty tours on the Loadometer Detail and was elected to the PBA, as the Troop "A" delegate in 1979. He served as the PBA Vice President under President John Canfield until his retirement in 1985. An avid New York Trooper history buff, he maintains a minimuseum at his home with several one-of-a-kind items. He also has in excess of 100 albums containing trooper photo and newspaper articles. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Authorhouse; illustrated edition edition (February 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1420813277
• ISBN-13: 978-1420813272
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,833,698 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE MOST INCREDIBLE AND INFORMATIVE BOOK EVER WRITTEN FOR THE NYSP!, July 25, 2005

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Terry Carter "Officer T. Carter" (Upstate New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Troopers Are Coming: New York State Troopers 1917-1943 (Paperback)

The author is BRILLIANT! If you are interested in the history of the New York State Police you need to purchase this book! It is so well put together, you will not want this book to ever end! The only thing you could hope for, is a follow up, a "Part two" if you would, for the years 1943 to present! THIS BOOK IS INCREDIBLE! It should be used in the New York State Police Academy!!